'National revolution': Reza Pahlavi calls for nationwide strike as Iran protests enter day four

"Your presence in the streets across Iran has kindled the flame of a national revolution," the royal wrote in a message shared on X/Twitter.
Opinion

Iran’s ailing supreme leader resorts to his only playbook as crises mount and protests erupt

Despite being so far limited, this week’s protests mark the latest chapter in growing discontent in Iran, while a population quietly reclaims public spaces and personal freedoms through uncoordinated ...
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Iran’s Crown Prince: My country is on the brink of a revolution like that of 1979

‘By silencing me, you’re silencing the voice of millions of people who are the victims of this regime’ - Clara Molden for The Daily Telegraph Reza Pahlavi was seven when he grasped something was ...

What could lead to the collapse of Iran's regime, 47 years after the revolution

If change occurs in Iran, it will come from within, driven by a combination of public pressure, economic collapse, shifting ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan

Opinion | Social media’s sudden outrage towards the Iranian revolution is performative

In my freshman year of high school, I came across an eccentric-looking comic book titled Persepolis. What a strange and exciting title. At the time, I had no idea what it meant—to me or to so many of ...
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With Trump in the White House, Iranians mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Tens of thousands of Iranians marked the anniversary of the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution, the first such rally since President Donald Trump returned to the White House and ...
The Monterey County Herald

How icon Googoosh overcame the Iranian revolution’s attempt to silence her

Born Faegheh Atashin, she’s been known as Googoosh since birth. In her new memoir, “Googoosh: A Sinful Voice,” the singer ...
Wall Street Journal

‘King of Kings’ Review: A Sudden Fall

In August 1977, five months before the start of the Iranian Revolution, the CIA put out a secret report on Iran. It offered the assessment that the American-allied shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ...

Still missing homeland, Iranian singer Sadegh Nojouki forges career in U.S.

When Sadegh Nojouki fled Tehran for California in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, he assumed he’d be back home ...

One Person Killed in Iran Protests Over Economic Woes

One man was killed in Iran ‌on ​Wednesday night, state television said, the first ‌death reported after days of demonstrations over high inflation that mark the most significant unrest since ...